Sep. 20, 2019 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has delivered some sobering news about large-truck-related fatalities, noting that over the last three years the number of people in large trucks who died in…
Continue readingConstruction Industry has Second Most Fatalities in California
Feb. 7, 2019 A report from the California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) examines the number of fatal workplace deaths in 2017 and over the five-year period before. Although…
Continue readingDriverless Cars Involved in California Car Crashes
Jan. 21, 2019 As autonomous car companies push to get their vehicles out on the roads, more of the self-driving vehicles are involved in car crashes. Most of the car crashes are minor incidents involving…
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Small Companies Make Up Highest Number of Construction Fatalities
Feb. 14, 2019 Smaller construction companies have fewer employers, but they have a high number of construction fatalities, according to a report from the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR). That may partially be…
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Trucking Among Deadliest Jobs in the USA
Feb. 13, 2019 A new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests that trucking is one of the deadliest jobs in the US. Given the size of big rigs, the crashes they are involved…
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FDA Proposes Restrictions for Flavored E-Cigarettes
December 4, 2018 Citing epidemic levels of teen vaping, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed restrictions for e-cigarettes and called on makers of the devices to actively take measures to prevent youths from…
Continue readingPG&E’s Violations Allegedly Include Omissions and Falsifying Reports
Jan. 10, 2019 After two years of California wildfires that have been linked or potentially linked to Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), an explosion that the utility faced criminal charges for, and continued allegations of…
Continue readingCalifornia Construction Company Fined for Workplace Fatality
Dec. 20, 2018 The California Occupational Health and Safety Administration (Cal/OSHA), fined a California construction company following the death of a construction worker when a trench collapsed at a residential development. The agency found that…
Continue readingCalifornia to Monitor FDA Warning Letters to Doctors
Dec. 31, 2018 Following an investigation by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and MedPage Today that uncovered doctors receiving warning letters from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but not receiving any action from states,…
Continue readingBad Faith Insurance Lawsuit Costs Aetna $25.5 Million
November 26, 2018 To anyone who has ever had a medical insurance claim denied by an insurance carrier, it may come as no surprise that someone would file a bad faith insurance lawsuit against a…
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